#281F2C#281F2C

#281F2C is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.6% C 0.027 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281F2C
RGB	rgb(40, 31, 44)
HSL	hsl(282, 17%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(282, 30%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 29.5%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.31, 7.42, -7.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.31, 10.23, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(25.56% 0.0193 -0.0191)
OKLCH	oklch(25.56% 0.027 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.8196, 1.6130, 2.5979)
Luminance	0.0161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281F2C #232C1F

analogous

#221F2C #281F2C #2C1F2A

triadic

#281F2C #2C281F #1F2C28

tetradic

#281F2C #2C221F #232C1F #1F2A2C

square

#281F2C #2C221F #232C1F #1F2A2C

split-complementary

#281F2C #2A2C1F #1F2C22

monochromatic

#100D12 #100D12 #281F2C #493850 #695274

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.88

#281F2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#281F2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281F2C

15.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281F2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281F2C	1.00	15.88	1.32	15.88
#FFFFFF	15.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D222D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F222C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#282024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281f2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 31, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.6% 0.027 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625a65',
    500: '#281f2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281f2c;
$custom-light: #625a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281f2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.538,
    "s": 17.333,
    "l": 14.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25555,
    "c": 0.02718,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281F2C

secondary

#505E49

accent

#BA6E85

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050305

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281F2C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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